Researchers have found that certain bacteria carry a naturally occurring system, built from repurposed CRISPR components, ...

CRISPR functions as a programmable genetic memory system derived from bacterial immune defenses against viral infections. Guide RNA allows for rapid multiplexed targeting compared to older ...

The trajectory of base editing has been remarkable, progressing from the laboratory to patient care, treating debilitating or terminal illnesses, in less than a decade. A type of gene editing that ...

CRISPR Therapeutics' gene-editing platform looks fairly promising, but plenty of challenges could sink the stock. Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a robust underlying business along with some exposure to ...

One year ago, a baby from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, became the first person in the world to receive a new revolutionary therapy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "We didn't know that we ...

After dumping its sole remaining gene therapy asset last year, Pfizer has decided to exercise its option for global rights to Beam Therapeutics’ liver-targeted gene editing candidate. The agreement, ...

A chubby-cheeked baby called KJ made medical history last year. Faced with a life-threatening metabolic disease, KJ’s doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia sprinted to create a personalized ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a promising gene-editing therapy that directly corrects a genetic mutation responsible for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common ...

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Few companies stand better poised than Beam Therapeutics to reap the first fruits of the FDA’s promised flexibility toward cell and gene therapies. The biotech is pioneering treatments based on base ...

Genetic disorders occur due to alterations in the primary genetic material—deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)—of an organism. Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a progressive disorder involving amyloid ...